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Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is a Mexican political scientist and academic specializing in border studies, U.S.–Mexico relations, migration, and transnational crime. She is a professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government and co-director of the Corruption, Networks, and Transnational Crime Research Center (CONTRA).
Academic career
[edit]Correa-Cabrera is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Her research focuses on border security, migration, organized crime, and illicit networks, particularly in the context of U.S.–Mexico relations.
She was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Mexico and Visiting Scholar at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana during 2014–2015. She has also been affiliated as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Davidson Institute for Global Security at Dartmouth College.
Research and publications
[edit]Correa-Cabrera’s research examines issues related to drug trafficking, human smuggling, and transnational criminal networks. Her work often explores the intersection of organized crime, state institutions, and economic systems.
She is the author of Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico (2017), a study of organized crime and violence in Mexico. She also co-authored Frontera: A Journey across the U.S.-Mexico Border (2024).
Her academic publications have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Norteamérica, and the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Her work has also been featured in outlets including Texas Observer, Small Wars Journal, and The American Prospect.
Among her recent publications are studies on money laundering, drug policy, and narratives surrounding cartel violence, as well as research on human smuggling networks using computational methods.
Professional activities
[edit]Correa-Cabrera is a past president of the Association for Borderlands Studies and has served as co-editor of the journal International Studies Perspectives. She has participated in academic conferences and public forums related to international security, migration, and organized crime.
She is a frequent commentator on Mexican politics, U.S.–Mexico relations, migration, and border security in media and public policy discussions.
Research areas
[edit]- Border studies
- Border security
- Drug trafficking and organized crime
- Migration and human trafficking
- Energy and security
- U.S.–Mexico relations
- Contemporary Mexican politics
- Latin American politics
- Social movements
Works
[edit]- Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico (2017)
- Frontera: A Journey across the U.S.-Mexico Border (2024)
Forthcoming
[edit]- Cartels Inc: A “New Generation” of Criminal Networks (2026)
- Coyotes LLC: The Industry of Human Smuggling and the American “Dream” (in progress)
Selected articles
[edit]- “Mexican Money Laundering in the United States: Analysis and Proposals for Reform” (2024)
- “Paradojas del Trumpismo, la Crisis del Fentanilo y la Guerra Contra los Cárteles” (2024)
- “Drugs, Elites and Impunity: The Paradoxes of Money Laundering and the ‘Too-Big-To-Fail’ Concept” (2024)
- “The Dangerous Narrative of the War on Cartels” (2024)
- “Cartels Are Not ‘Foreign Terrorist Organizations,’ but Terror in Mexico Is Real” (2025)
- “The Onion of Kensington” (2025)
External links
[edit]- George Mason University faculty profile
- Corruption, Networks, and Transnational Crime Research Center (CONTRA)